Herb Alpert - The Christmas Wish (2017) [CD Rip]

Herb Alpert's first holiday album in almost 50 years! Recorded at the legendary Capitol Studios in Hollywood, „The Christmas Wish“ boasts a 10-piece rhythm section, a 45-piece orchestra, and a 32-member choir! Alpert’s grand return to the genre features a full symphony backing his iconic trumpet sound, as he brings new life to classics like “I’ll Be Home For Christmas,” “Winter Wonderland” and “Silent Night.” The first taste of the new record, lead single “Santa Baby,” will be available everywhere on September 1. Tracked at the hallowed Capitol Studios in Hollywood, „The Christmas Wish“ is Alpert’s first holiday record since 1968’s cherished „Christmas Album“ – recently named one of the Top 15 Christmas Albums of All Time by MOJO.

„The Christmas Wish“ is the latest in a wildly prolific run of releases for Alpert, his second album of 2017 and sixth in the past five years. Alpert’s joyous and transportive ‘Music Vol. 1’ came out in July and debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz Charts. The record’s single “I’m Yours” was also dubbed “a new classic” by the Huffington Post. Herb’s 2016 album „Human Nature“ garnered his second GRAMMY nomination in a three-year period, following his ninth win for 2014’s ‘Steppin Out.’ In the midst of this remarkable stretch, it comes as no surprise that Billboard has dubbed the legendary musician “more prolific than most artists a fraction of his age.”